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By Far the Best
— An Eventective User
from Alexandria, Virginia
What a Great Prison Wedding Minister Rev. Byron is! He knows all the policies and procedures involved like none else. We had problems with other Officiants and the Counselors and Rev. Byron stepped in and contacted DOC and everything got straightened out. Rev. Byron also performs beautiful ceremonies as well. Cary and Ed
A Tremendous Relief
— An Eventective User
from Baltimore, Maryland
We are so glad that we contacted Rev. Byron after getting strung along by DPSCS for months, and Rev. Byron told us that DPSCS does not approve any Pre-Trial Inmate Marriages so we had to go thru Kansas that allows a Proxy to speak for the non-present party. We are so happy that we finally got married. Sara abd Rick
You have no friend in Pennsylvania
— An Eventective User
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The best call we ever made was to Rev. Byron who told us we could get married thru Kansas which does not require the inmate to be present for the ceremony. Pennsylvania requires both parties to be present for the marriage license, but some courts allow technology with the Prison for video inmate presence. We have not been that lucky so we had Rev. Byron marry us in Kansas with a Proxy speaking for the non-present party. Carla and Al
You don't have a friend in Pennsylvania anymore
— An Eventective User
from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Since we couldn't find a way to get a marriage license in Pennsylvania, we turned to Rev. Byron who got us married in Kansas. Everyone required was in Kansas for the ceremony except the inmate is not required to be present and gives consent to the marriage and permission to the Proxy speaking for the inmate. The Officiant, Fiancee, Proxy, and two witnesses were present in Kansas. Karen and Erik
Rev. Byron Saved the Day
— An Eventective User
from Cumberland , Maryland
All Pre Trial Inmates in Maryland are denied the right to marry. Thanks to Rev. Byron for getting us married in Kansas since I had no chance of getting married in Pre-Trial which I have been in for two years. It is ridiculous. Tara and Rich
The Best Prison Wedding Minister
— An Eventective User
from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rev. Byron is the only BRW Approved Regional DOC Wedding Minister because of his fabulous ceremony presentation and expert knowledge of the marriage laws and DOC policies. We are so glad we got married by the Best. Millie and Hank
Glorious Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Clinton, Maryland
Thanks to Rev. Byron for walking is thru the process and performing a beautiful ceremony. He is the only regional BRW Approved Virginia DOC Wedding Minister. Sarah and Troy
A Glorious Experience
— An Eventective User
from Pound, Virginia
What a Wonderful Day! Rev. Byron performs a beautiful ceremony for a reasonable fee unlike other Officiants who charge ridiculous fees and the Ceremony is over right after it starts because of quick IDO Vows and a Pronouncement and they are done. Rev. Byron is wonderful because he has all the answers on Prison Marriages. We are so happy he was available for us. Rachelle and Jeremy
The Right Officiant
— An Eventective User
from Waverly, Virginia
Rev. Byron Sichert is indeed the best Virginia DOC Wedding Minister. The girls on all the chat rooms told about other Officiants who didn't know the marriage laws, didn't know DOC policy and procedure, didn't know how to get the Marriage License, and just did a quick rushed ceremony which is outrageous considering the ridiculous amount of money they charge. Be sure to go with the Best! Takia and Walt
Best in Virginia
— An Eventective User
from Manassas, Virginia
Rev. Byron is the best Virginia DOC Wedding Minister because he performs the best ceremonies, knows the law, and knows DOC policy. With so many counselors not knowing what they are doing, you need Rev. Byron on your side! Maria and Ed
Red Onion /Wallens Ridge Weddings
— An Eventective User
from Alexandra, Virginia
Rev. Byron Sichert is absolutely wonderful! Now doing the Red Onion and Wallens Ridge Weddings since Julie McCoy is no longer doing them. What a difference in the ceremony, with Rev. Byron performing a normal ceremony rather than a rushed quick ceremony like Julie did. Marriage Ceremonies are so much better now. All the Couples' are so happy! Glenda and Howard
Red Onion Prison Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Washington, DC
Thanks so much to Rev. Byron for stepping in at the last minute and performing our marriage ceremony since the original Officiant is no longer doing marriage ceremonies. Rev. Byron is now doing all the Red Onion and Wallens Ridge Ceremonies. Wise County never did what was required to issue our Marriage License, so Rev. Byron successfully recommended another Virginia Court who could issue our Marriage License so our Wedding took place on the day it was originally scheduled. Thanks, Rev. Byron
Byron is the Best
— An Eventective User
from Alexandria, Virginia
Rev. Byron was a life saver. The Prison Counselors and other Officiants were ignorant of the Wedding process. Thank God we called Rev. Byron and he explained everything and got us married. Tabitha and Maurice
The Best You Can Get
— An Eventective User
from Sussex, Virginia
Rev. Byron is absolutely wonderful! We got so much misinformation from Counselors and other Officiants who had no idea on the process. Rev. Byron explained the entire process and even sent us the DOC menus explaining all laws and policies. We are so glad Rev. Byron married us. Terri and Jack
The Best Choice
— An Eventective User
from Haynesville, Virginia
Rev. Byron is indeed the best at Virginia DOC Weddings. We spoke to other Ministers as well as the Counselor at the Prison and we were so surprised at how incompetent they all were! With 41 years experience and an abundance of Weddings, Rev. Byron is indeed the Best in the Region. Trish and Allen
Rev. Byron gave us the right information and got us married!
— An Eventective User
from Emporia, Virginia
Thanks to Rev. Byron for explaining the entire process and getting everything straightened out with the counselor who gave us wrong information, and best of all he married us! Taylor and Rich
Great expertise and beautiful Ceremony
— An Eventective User
from Bland, Virginia
Rev. Byron was great in fixing all the problems caused by the prison and getting our marriage ceremony approved and performed. Whet a beautiful ceremony Rev. Byron performed. Tianna and Juan
The Great Saviour
— An Eventective User
from Arlington, Virginia
So many couples' trying to get married at Virginia DOC Prisons have had problems with the counselors that work with the wardens to schedule the marriage ceremonies. Lack of knowledge and incompetence have kept many marriage ceremonies from taking place. Thank God for Rev. Byron who when asked has contacted DOC to get many of these situations resolved so many of these couples' could finally get married including me and my now husband. Tara and Scott
By Far the Best
— An Eventective User
from Jarrett, Virginia
Rev. Byron is indeed the best! He performs a full complete ceremony compared to other ministers who simply do quick IDO's ONLY and charge $500 for that. For $100 you get a fantastic ceremony and he Officiates remotely so you can have guests on the phone since guests are not allowed at the prison. Kara and Ron
Best DOC Wedding Minister
— An Eventective User
from Arlington, Virginia
Rev. Byron is by far the best Virginia DOC Wedding Minister. I have friends and family who worked with other Ministers and had problems with the Counselors and since their Ministers and Counselors didn't know DOC policy and Virginia Marriage Laws these Marriages never took place. We are so glad we had Rev. Byron who has been the best for 41years to get the problems rectified and he performed a wonderful ceremony. Don't make the mistake others have made. Lashawnda and Erik
Virginia DOC -UK Wedding
— An Eventective User
from England -UK
Thanks to Rev. Byron for helping us coordinate our phone wedding with me in the UK and my fiance in a Virginia Prison. He explained the marriage license process and the process with the prison.
Thanks For The Help
— An Eventective User
from Charlottesville, Virginia
Thanks to Rev. Byron for intervening to make our marriage happen. DPSCS has a habit of denying pre-trial inmates the right to get married. After we spoke to Rev. Byron he got us married legally another way so we didn't have to go thru the Maryland system. What a Relief! Krystal and Roderick
Thanks to Rev. Byron for getting us married!
— An Eventective User
from Baltimore, Maryland
Thanks for knowing how to get us married thru another state when Maryland DPSCS would not approve our Pre -Trial Marriage, when they are being done at local jails in Maryland. Talk to Rev. Byron today to make your marriage happen! Kayla and Chris
Virginia- Australia Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Sydney, Australia
Thanks to Virginia and Rev. Byron we were able to do a 3 way phone call wedding with my fiance in the counselors office at the prison, Rev. Byron in Woodbridge, VA, and me in Australia at the top of the mountain to get a good cell phone reception. I was unable to travel to Virginia for health reasons! We did the double affidavit system to get the mail order marriage license thru City of Roanoke Circuit Court. It was 9 AM Eastern at the prison, and 12 Midnight the next day in Australia for the ceremony. We are so glad that Virginia does not require all three parties to be together for the ceremony. Rev. Byron even has a memo that shows the Attorney General indicating that this is true. What a great blessing for us.
Military ZOOM Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Fort Lee in Prince George, Virginia
Because of military orders, I was not allowed off the base to go with my fiance to get the marriage license, and he and the officiant were not allowed on the base together. We then spoke to Rev. Byron who told us how I could execute a signed notarized affidavit form and have my fiancee take it with him to get the marriage license, and showed us the memo quoting the Virginia Attorney General who indicated that the three of us did not have to be together for the ceremony. We then set up a ZOOM Wedding and sent invites to family and friends! Thanks, Rev. Byron Liz and Jim
Fort Lee Base ZOOM Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Fort Lee, Virginia
Because of military restrictions, I could not leave the base so I did the court affidavit form and sent it to my fiance who went and got the marriage license. The base would not allow people into the base for the ceremony so we confirmed with our attorney and Rev. Byron who indicated that Virginia law does not require the two marital parties and the minister to be together for the ceremony so we got the whole gang together on ZOOM. What a great alternative! Cindy and Gene
Italian Bride Marries VA DOC inmate remotely!
— An Eventective User
from Rome, Italy
Thanks to Rev. Byron we got married with me in Italy and my fiance in a Virginia DOC prison. The mail order marriage license thru City of Roanoke allowed me to get married without coming to the U.S. Wonderful Experience! Frank and Anna
Knowing How To Do the Job
— An Eventective User
from Craigsville, Virginia
Thanks to Rev. Byron for arranging our inperson wedding at Augusta. My fiancee and I were together with his counselor, and Rev. Byron was on speaker phone with our phone guests. Having guests with health issues made the phone option the only way they could witness our marriage!
Just What We Wanted
— An Eventective User
from Lawrenceville, Virginia
Thanks so much, Rev. Byron for performing our inperson wedding by phone so we could have guests and you did great in coordinating them. Tonya and Erick
Beautiful Ceremony Experience
— An Eventective User
from Craigsville, Virginia
Thanks, Rev. Byron for doing our wedding. With Rev. Byron on the phone with our guests and Travis and I at the prison together, everything went perfectly. Rev. Byron had to officiate our inperson wedding remotely and coordinate our guests, since guests are not allowed at inperson weddings! Shawnice and Travis
Graet Service
— An Eventective User
from Haynesville, Virginia
Rev. Byron does a great job in performing ceremonies! Since guests are not allowed at the prison currently, but are allowed on the phone, Rev. Byron officiated remotely and coordinated all of our phone guests. He was wonderful! Chas and Crystal
My day went so nicely
— An Eventective User
from Craigsville, VA
My husband and I were together in the visitation room and Reverend Byron was on the phone. He managed to coordinate several of our family members on 3-4-5way calls! He worked tirelessly with me for over 7months to get all of the paperwork together, always kind and friendly. He's like a father to me now as he's truly a special soul. He was very affordable, and even worked with the wardens secretary to ensure to took good care of us. He was very accommodating, willing to marry us the way WE wanted to no matter how unconventional. My day was simply amazing and I can't thank Reverend Byron enough!
We Finally Got Married
— An Eventective User
from Jessup, Maryland
Thanks to Rev. Byron for performing our marriage at the DPSCS prison complex. Byron was wonderful and we could see his experience from how well he did during our ceremony. Thanks, Devon and Takima
Great Virginia Prison Wedding
— An Eventective User
from Lawrenceville, Virginia
John and I want to thank Rev Byron Sichert for performing our Virginia Prison Wedding. Everything went great. Byron is so busy everyday so John and I were there for the inperson wedding, with the counselor taking pictures, and Byron on speakerphone squeezing us in between two other weddings. Since Byron officiated by telephone the fee was only $100, and other officiants were $400-$600 to be standing there in front of us!
Thanks Rev. Byron and DOC
— An Eventective User
from Pittsburgh, PA
Because DOC is allowing three way phone call weddings we are able to do the ceremony without me even coming to Virginia. We did the affidavit forms, video appointment, and the courthouse mailed me the license which I sent next day to the officiant. It was a great convenient ceremony. Many Thanks, Tabitha
We Finally Did It
— An Eventective User
from Pittsylvania County, VA
A heartfelt thanks to Rev. Byron for working with VA DOC to get phone call weddings approved. My family and I were with Rev. Byron during the ceremony and we all were very happy. What a great deal to have a regular wedding with Rev. Byron at this venue when my husband comes home included in the package. We can hardly wait!
Great Plan
— An Eventective User
from Powhatan, Virginia
We are so thankful Rev. Byron was able to get Virginia Department of Corrections to allow phone call weddings because of COVID. I was finally able to get married, and will have another ceremony at Rev. Byron's venue after my husband comes home.
Loved it
— An Eventective User
from Harrisonburg
Me and my baby got married in a Virginia Correctional facility. Byron was very fast with going to fax his credentials (even with the one fax machine problem haha), he kept in touch with me up until it was the actual wedding day, July 12, 2017. He went with me to the court house afterwards to finish the process also! Very nice and funny. I didn't want anything special just simple and sweet, and it was just that. Thanks Byron!
Perfect
— An Eventective User
from Suffolk
I loved Byron!! He was Very down to Earth, n may I add funny!! He was on time and made me and my new family feel very comfortable. I RECOMMEND BYRON TO ANYONE GETTING MARRIED. THX AGAIN BYRON!!
Perfect Wedding
— An Eventective User
The best thing about Byron is that he is very caring and professional. He becomes part of the family. We had a wonderful time.
From the very beginning he took us on with only a five months to get it together. He worked with our schedule and made it happen so that we can have exactly what we needed. We are a very quirky couple and he made sure that we got married right at 1 pm. This was very important b/c we wanted our exact date to be 7/13 13:00. We're a little superstitious.
Byron's communication was the best. He was always a step ahead making sure the little things got taken care of b/c we were so busy we may forget. He gave us a check list to make sure we had everything in the courts and ready for the big day.
He was great! I won't be getting married again (b/c I'm only doing it once!) but if I were I'd ask him to perform the ceremony all over again.
I highly recommend him for your ceremony no matter if it is religious or not.
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